então

See also: entaõ

Galician

Adverb

então

reintegrationist spelling of entón

References

“então” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Portuguese

Alternative forms

entaõ (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese enton, from Vulgar Latin *in tunc, from Latin in + tunc (“then”). Displaced collateral form entonce. Compare Spanish entonces.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈtɐ̃w̃/ [ẽˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈtɐ̃w̃/ [ĩˈtɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽˈtɐ̃w̃/

Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
Audio (Brazil) (file)
Hyphenation: en‧tão

Adverb

então (not comparable)

then (at that time)
Desde então sempre tive cuidado
Since then I've always been careful.
then (soon afterwards; after that)
Então, o ladrão fugiu.
After that, the thief ran away.

Derived terms

desde então

Conjunction

então

thus; therefore (as a result)
Esse computador é caro, então não posso comprá-lo.
This computer is expensive, therefore I can’t buy it.
Synonyms: assim sendo, consequentemente, logo, por conseguinte, portanto

Interjection

então

so (used after a pause for thought to introduce a new topic, question or story)
Então, o que aconteceu? ― So, what happened?
Used to introduce an answer which is more complex than expected.
“As cadeiras são azuis ou verdes?” “Então, algumas são azuis, algumas verdes e algumas vermelhas.”
“Are the chairs blue or green?” “Well, some are blue, some green and some red.”
exactly (signifies agreement or recognition).
Então, falou tudo! ― Exactly, you've said it all!